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Speaker Presentations
Monday, October 24, 2005
Healthcare in the New Millennium: The Quest for Value
Ian Morrison, Ph.D.
Strategic Health Perspectives

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Critical Health Care Issues
Carol Kelly
CMS, Office of Policy

Kate Witek
State of Nebraska

Bundling in Health Care Purchasing
Peter Rankin
CRA International

Chip Nierlich
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Best Practices: Incorporating LEAN Production Methods into the Supply Chain
Todd Johnson
Virginia Mason Medical Center

CHeS - Reducing Supply Chain Costs
Dennis Byer
Consorta

External Business Influence on Health Care Purchasing
Allan Fine
Navigant Consulting

Alex Bacchetti
Navigant Consulting

Viji Vellayan
Navigant Consulting

Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Word From Washington
Robert Betz, Ph.D.
HIGPA

The Future of Health Care Distribution:
Part I - Pharmaceutical Distribution
Michael McCaughan
The RPM Report

Robert Handfield, Ph.D.
NCSU College of Management

Michael McCurry
Resource Optimization and Innovation

Part II - Medical/Surgical Distribution
Florence Doyle
Mayo Clinic

Chris Fashek
KCI, Inc.

Michael McCurry
Resource Optimization and Innovation